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Brand
Chick-fil-A logoA
Chick-fil-A
Full-Service Restaurants
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Subway logoD
Subway
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$427K – $2.3M
$239K – $537K
Liquid capital
$391K – $2.1M
$12K – $42K
Franchise fee
$10K
$15K
Royalty rate
15.0%
8.0%
Ad fund rate
0.0%
4.5%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$9.3M
N/A
Median gross sales
$9.2M
N/A
Avg owner earnings
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N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
A
D
Risk score
28 / 100
72 / 100
SBA default rate
0.0%
6.8%
SBA loans on record
2
5,097
Scale
Total units
2,684
19,502
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.2%
5.5%
Contract
Initial term (years)
1
20
Renewal term (years)
1
20
Initial training (hrs)
200
96
Contacts
Franchisee phones
2,139
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